Portuguese Passport Renewal in the UK 2026 (Consulado-Geral de Portugal)

The ordinary Portuguese electronic passport application requires a valid Cartão de Cidadão or Bilhete de Identidade. If the Portuguese identity document has expired, renew it before applying for the passport because the passport service cannot simply substitute another identity document.

You can replace a passport because it has expired, is approaching expiry, contains outdated personal information, has exhausted visa pages, is damaged, destroyed, lost, stolen or otherwise unusable. A second passport and a temporary passport have separate rules.

Portugal has two Consulates-General in the UK for passport services: London and Manchester. Your place of residence determines which consular district handles the application. Do not simply choose the office with the shortest appointment queue.

Use the official Portuguese consular appointment system. A prior appointment is recommended and in practice is required for the passport service at the UK consulates. Appointment availability can change, so applicants should check the official portal regularly rather than relying on unofficial appointment websites.

Bring the valid Cartão de Cidadão/Bilhete de Identidade and the previous passport. In a normal replacement case, the old passport should be surrendered for cancellation. If it cannot be surrendered because it was lost, stolen or destroyed, the alternative evidence required for that situation must be provided.

The Portuguese government states that the passport must be obtained by the applicant personally and that the request is made at the counter. Identity verification and the required biometric data are collected during the application.

The passport application requires the applicant's photograph and biometric information. The biometric procedure is performed by the competent service point and is part of the issuance process, so an ordinary applicant should not assume that a separately printed passport photograph will replace the biometric capture.

The official tariff depends on the requested urgency, whether the passport is ordinary or frequent-traveller, and whether it will be collected at the consulate or delivered to a foreign address. A normal consular-post collection passport is €75; normal foreign-address delivery is €105.

The official Portuguese service allows passport collection at the place where the request was made or delivery to an indicated address where the delivery option is available. In the UK, applicants should follow the individual consulate's current delivery instructions rather than assuming every service is automatically sent by post.

The current official Portuguese passport service lists a normal production time of about 5 working days, with a longer practical interval when delivery to a foreign consular post is involved. Express and urgent services are faster but depend on the requested service, the time of submission and the competent processing route.

When the passport is ready, follow the instructions from the relevant Portuguese consulate. The old passport is cancelled when replaced and, where the rules permit, can normally be returned to the holder after cancellation.

The Cartão de Cidadão and passport contain personal information that should remain consistent. If your name, birth information, address or other civil-status information has changed, resolve the underlying Portuguese records before expecting a routine passport renewal to proceed without additional documentation.